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Pressure ulcers [PDF]

BMJ, 2006
All health care providers need to be involved in preventing and treating these problematic wounds. Here's what you need to know.
Joseph E, Grey, Keith G, Harding, Stuart, Enoch   +2 more
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Inpatient falls and pressure ulcers as nursing quality indicators in national benchmarking-a retrospective observational registry study. [PDF]

Int J Qual Health Care
Lemetti T, Heikkilä A, Heikkilä A, Junttila K, Kaunonen M, Kortteisto T, Nurmeksela A, Salmela S, Tanttu PM, Tervo-Heikkinen T.   +9 more
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Pressure ulcers [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2019
Bismarck Ascar Sauaia, Rayssa Yasmin Pereira Sauaia, Ana Rita da Silva Nunes, Brenno Raniere da Silva Araújo, Bruno Lobão Fernandes, Carolina Ramos Oliveira, Eliara Laísa Cirino de Oliveira Lima, Ester Godinho Sousa   +7 more
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Characteristics and Risk Factors for Pressure Ulcers in Severe Trauma Patients Admitted to the Trauma Intensive Care Unit [PDF]

Journal of Acute Care Surgery, 2023
Purpose A retrospective descriptive study was performed to develop strategies to manage or prevent pressure ulcers in patients with severe trauma being cared for in the trauma intensive care unit (TICU).
Seung-yeon Lim, Young-min Jeong, So-young Jeong   +2 more
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Risk factors for pressure ulcer recurrence following surgical reconstruction: A cross-sectional retrospective analysis

Frontiers in Surgery, 2023
Many studies on the recurrence of pressure ulcers after surgical reconstruction have focused on surgical techniques and socioeconomic factors. Herein, we aimed to identify the risk factors of the associated comorbidities for pressure ulcer recurrence. We
Yueh-Ju Tsai, Cen-Hung Lin, Yuan-Hao Yen, Cheng-Chun Wu, Carolina Carvajal, Nicolas Flores Molte, Pao-Yuan Lin, Ching-Hua Hsieh   +7 more
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Pressure Ulcers—A Longstanding Problem: A 7-Year Neurorehabilitation Unit Experience of Management, Care, and Clinical Outcomes

Diagnostics, 2023
Background: Neurological disease patients present an increased risk of developing pressure ulcers. The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the incidence and prevalence of pressure ulcers and their impact on length of stay and functional recovery ...
Angelo Alito, Simona Portaro, Giulia Leonardi, Carlotta Ventimiglia, Francesco Bonanno, Domenico Fenga, Cristiano Sconza, Adriana Tisano   +7 more
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Pressure ulcers: new approaches to treatment

Лечащий Врач, 2022
The urgency of the problem of pressure ulcers does not decrease, despite the achievements of modern medicine. Pressure ulcers occur both in hospital patients and in patients receiving treatment at home or in long-stay institutions.
I. N. Pasechnik, T. V. Novikova
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Documentation of pressure ulcers in medical records at an internal medicine ward in university hospital in western Sweden

Nursing Open, 2023
Objectives Pressure ulcers cause suffering, prolong care periods, and increase mortality. The aim was to describe and analyze the documentation of pressure ulcers and focused on the medical records from an internal medicine ward in a university hospital ...
Julia Andersson, Sara Imberg, Kristina Rosengren   +2 more
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Pressure ulcers: modern approaches of prevention and treatment

Лечащий Врач, 2023
Background. Despite the fact that in most cases the appearance of pressure ulcers can be prevented, this problem continues to be relevant, affecting up to 30 million patients in the general population.
N. O. Somov
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Pressure Ulcer Categorization and Reporting in Domiciliary Settings Using Deep Learning and Mobile Devices: A Clinical Trial to Evaluate End-to-End Performance

IEEE Access, 2023
Pressure ulcers are a challenge for patients and healthcare professionals. In the UK, pressure ulcers affect 700,000 people each year. Treating them costs the National Health Service €3.8 million every day.
Paul Fergus, Carl Chalmers, William Henderson, Danny Roberts, Atif Waraich   +4 more
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